Bilohorivka school bombing
On 7 May 2022, a school in Bilohorivka, Luhansk Oblast, was bombed by Russian forces during the Battle of Sievierodonetsk in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The death of at least two people was confirmed while authorities said the actual death toll was close to 60.
| Bilohorivka school bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the battle of Donbas (2022) | |
The part of the school building after Russian shelling | |
| Location | Bilohorivka, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 48°55′39″N 38°14′46″E |
| Date | 7 May 2022 |
| Deaths | 2 (confirmed) 60 (claim) |
| Perpetrators | Russia |
About ninety people were sheltering inside the building's basement at the time, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was the majority of the village's population. The building was hit by a Russian airstrike, setting the building on fire and trapping large numbers of people inside.
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